Vajpayee died earlier today due to multiple organ failure at AIIMS. He was 93. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited his residence and stayed for over an hour. Other leaders to visit him were External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP veteran LK Advani.
A pall of gloom descended on the Krishna Menon Marg where politicians and members of the public gathered to pay their final tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence.
Shouting slogans like 'Atalji amar rahe' (long live Atalji) and 'Vande Mataram', scores of people outside Vajpayee's residence sombrely stood outside with flowers in their hands to catch a glimpse of their leader.
The road turned into a high security zone with politicians across the party lines coming to pay tribute to him.
Vajpayee died earlier today due to multiple organ failure at AIIMS. He was 93. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited his residence and stayed for over an hour. Other leaders to visit him were External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP veteran LK Advani.
(Text and all pictures from PTI)
1. PM Modi pays tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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PM Modi pays tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence.
2. Congress ex-president Sonia Gandhi
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Congress ex-president and UPA chairwoman Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee
3. Nitish Kumar
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar pays tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
4. Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's family
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Namita Kaul Bhattacharya, adopted daughter, and Niharika Bhattacharya, grand daughter, pay tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
5. VP Naidu, PM Modi and Amit Shah
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and BJP President Amit Shah stand with others as they tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018.
6. President Kovind
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President Ram Nath Kovind pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. Vajpayee, 93, passed away at AIIMS hospital after a prolonged illness.
7. VP Naidu pays tribute
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Vice President Venkaiah Naidu pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
8. Former VP Ansari
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Former VP Hamid Ansari pays tribute to former PM Vajpayee
9. Home Minister Rajnath Singh
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute.
10. CM Khattar
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Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar pays tribute.
11. BJP President Amit Shah
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BJP president Amit Shah pays tribute.
12. Mamata Banerjee
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New Delhi: West Bengal chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and others after pay tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018.
13. Former President Pranab Mukherjee
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee pays tribute.
14. EAM Sushma Swaraj
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EAM Swaraj pays tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
15. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik pays tribute.
